Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, Volume 1 (of 5) by James Bruce
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"Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, Volume 1 (of 5)" by James Bruce is a travel account published in 1790. Bruce chronicles his journeys through the Horn of Africa from 1768 to 1773, tracing the Blue Nile and documenting Ethiopian history and culture. Upon returning to London after twelve years abroad, his sensational stories were met with incredulity and ridicule. Critics accused him of exaggeration and fabrication. Yet later explorers
confirmed the substantial accuracy of his observations, validating his significant contributions to geographical knowledge. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Bruce, James, 1730-1794 |
|---|---|
| Title |
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, Volume 1 (of 5) In the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travels_to_Discover_the_Source_of_the_Nile |
| Credits |
Produced by Chris Curnow, Wayne Hammond and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 64.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | DT: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Africa |
| Subject | Nile River |
| Subject | Ethiopia -- Description and travel |
| Subject | Egypt -- Description and travel |
| Subject | Natural history -- Ethiopia |
| Subject | Ethiopia -- History |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 54180 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-54180-8 |
| Release Date | Feb 17, 2017 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 834 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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